Navy orders Halsey from retirement to oppose defense cuts
Washington AP report says Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey was recalled to criticize Air Force defense plans and Navy cuts. Adm. Blandy warns reductions threaten national security. House committee debates ship costs and the carrier program, including the supercarrier United States. Secretary Johnson halts carrier construction during hearings as budget cuts loom.
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Navy
W. F. “Bull” Halsey
Fural
Halsey
House Armed Committee
Sea Dog Navy
John G. Crommelin
Vinson
D-Ga
W.H.P. Blandy
Rep
United States
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Gress
Nationwide steel strike seen ending soon with victory claims
AP reports union leader Philip Murray predicts an imminent end to the nationwide steel strike with full victory for free pensions and insurance. He spoke in Youngstown amid industry silence as conciliation talks continue with Bethlehem Steel and ongoing coal strike concerns threaten economy.
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CIO
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Murray
Youngstown
U. S.conciliation Service
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
New York
United Mine
Iron Age
National Metalworking Weekly
Coal contract talks resumed as Ching pressures settlement
John L. Lewis and soft coal operators return to bargaining at White Sulphur Springs with Cyrus S. Ching guiding the process from Washington. Negotiations stalled since May 25 face Taft Hartley act leverage including fact finding and possible injunction if a settlement fails.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Lewis
Charleston
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corporation
Moses
White Sulphur
Bluefield
Washington
Senate Leaders To Get Report On Cold War
Secretary of State Acheson presented a confidential report on the cold war to Senate leaders in a closed hearing. The briefing focused on China and the broader international scene, with no rush to recognize the Communist regime if policy shifts are premature.
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Senate
Washington
State Acheson
Foreign Relations Committee
China
Acheson
United States
State Department
Peipi
Daring Parachute Escape Shinneman Captured Near Nashville
Pvt. Howard A. Shinneman, 23, from Clinton Iowa, parachuted from a C 82 flying boxcar at about 3 000 feet during transport of prisoners from Forbes AFB Kansas to Clarksdale AFB Louisiana He intended no escape but to win a $5 bet and report to Barksdale AFB He ran five miles before sheriff Arthur E Hicks and a friend captured him near Buckrange five and a half miles southeast of Nashville Arkansas He faced military authorities after a five hour fugitive episode and a scratched finger was his only injury
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Nashville
Ark
Howard A. Shinneman
Clinton
Irl
Arkansas
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kas
Clarksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Shinneman
Barksdale
Arthur E. Hicks
Howard County
Buck Range
Here
Barksdale Public Information
Nehru Begins U S Tour as He Seeks Western Ties
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrives in Washington for a month long state visit. He is welcomed by President Truman and hosted at Blair House. Officials hope talks with businessmen and politicians will align India more with the West amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
United States
Russia
Nehru
Asia
Truman
Mr. Truman
Blair House
Mount Vernon
New York
Congress
Reds Near Canton as Nationalist Defenses Collapse
Nationalist forces retreat under heavy Communist pressure as Red columns advance toward Canton. Reports say government troops pile back toward Chungking with evacuees in Hong Kong and Formosa talks rising. Swatow and Amoy reportedly fallen or besieged while Li Tsung Jen weighs flight to Keweilin.
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Hong Kong
China
Tottering
Canton
Chungking
Cheng Keng
Formosa
Hainan
Li Tsung-Jen
Keweilin
Kwangsi Province
Pai Chung Hsi
Kwangsi
Swatow
Amoy
Chang Kai-Shek
Hainan Island
Hwang Sen
Lausche faces possible Democratic primary challenger
Former Ohio State Treasurer Clarence H. Knisley says he is “available” to run if Gov. Frank Lausche seeks re election. Knisley, allied with several Lausche supporters from the 1948 primary, served as state treasurer in 1936 38 and 1940 and ran for governor in 1942. He has not decided yet.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Clarence H. Knisley
Knisley
Lausche
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Kinsley
Bainbridge
Don H. Ebright
Gifts For Stalin Urges Handmade Birthday Gifts
The West German Communist Party asked its members to prepare handmade presents for Joseph Stalin on his 70th birthday, December 24, as a token of gratitude. The statement urged loyal German Communists to participate in the tribute.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West German
Communist Party
Mier Stalin
Stalin
Norway Reds Suffer Crushing Defeat in Election
Oslo reports a landslide election result as Norway s Labor Party led by Ei nar Gerhardsen gains 10 seats to 86 in the 150 member storting. Communists lose all but one seat by a narrow 20 vote margin while Conservatives 21 and other parties post smaller gains.
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Oslo
Norway
Einar Gerhardsen
Labor Party
Storting
Gerhardsen
Storty
Conservatives
Varians
Liberals
Christian People’s Party
Police search Griffith Park for missing film bit player
Los Angeles police intensify hunt in Griffith Park Fern Dell for Jean Spangler 22 year old film bit player vanished 36 hours ago. Her cryptic note to Kirk and the doctor mystery deepen as investigators probe her social circle and recent romance details with actor Robert Cummings.
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Los Angeles
Griffith Park
Fern Dell
Jean Spangler
Homicide
Elizabeth Short
Oa Dahlia
Miss Short
Mimi Boomhower
Bel-Air
Miss Spangler
Kirk
Cummings
Columbia Studios
Sunset Strip
Spangler
Boy Taken In Nickel Plate Yard Incident
Sixteen year old William Kish went missing early yesterday and was found critically injured later in the Nickel Plate Railroad yards at Conneaut. Authorities say he was likely crawling under a moving train when a yard engine moved the cars and caused the injury.
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Cleveland (Ap
William Kish
Conneaut, Hospital
Just Plain Dog
A light verse extols mixed breed dogs or mutts as loyal companions. It notes canines of various pedigrees may charm owners with pep, affection, and devoted companionship, even if they never win prizes with purebred breeding.
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Shepard
Bircham Given Death Penalty for Slaying Louisville Officer
Earl D. Bircham, 45, labeled a infamous public enemy by the FBI, is sentenced to death by electric chair for killing Patrolman John Tennyson in Louisville. An all male jury found him guilty after a brief deliberation following a shooting on August 14 that left another officer wounded six times. Bircham, already indicted on a Nashville bank robbery charge, was captured by former Marine Luther Williams after fleeing to Williams’ yard.
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Louisville, Ky
Earl D. Bircham
FBI
Louisville
John Tennyson
Bircham
Tennyson
John Allen Ross
Ross
Nashville
Tenn
Luther Williams
Williams
Soviets renew call for global atomic bomb tally
Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob Malik urged the United Nations to tally all weapons from bombs to bayonets with each nation reporting its own arsenal. Warren Austin dismissed the plan as meaningless without verification, calling it an attempt to fool the public after Truman’s atomic disclosure. Malik cited the Tass statement and gave no details on Russia’s weapons.
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Lake Success
Russia
United Nations
U. S
Warren Austin
Jakob Malik
UN Security Council
Maliks
Malik
Austin
Soviet Union
Truman
Security Council
Mr. Truman
United States
Moscow
Committee Vote Set On DP Act
Washington AP report says a House passed bill to admit more displaced persons faces delay as the Senate Judiciary Committee adjournment pressure grows. Senator Ferguson proposes to discharge a judiciary subcommittee and bring the measure to the Senate for action.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Ferguson
R-Mich
Judiciary
Senate
Elderly Woman in Jail Boasts of Life of Crime
Mrs Frances Worthington, 73, jailed in Berkeley after being arrested for parole violation from a Kansas farm for women. She bragged of a half million dollars stolen over 40 years, calling it a wonderful life while noting she traveled by train and kept a Bible for comfort.
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Berkeley
Cal
Frances Worthington
Lansing
Kans
Kansas State
Southern Pacific
Etta Beavers
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